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Saturday, November 9, 2013

K-pop concert in Singapore cancelled

A much-awaited K-pop concert in
Singapore that would have featured acts like EXO, SHINee and KARA was cancelled
by the organizer due to “contractual obligations” to a Korean broadcasting
company.

Fans are angry and scrambling to get
ticket refunds after Fatfish Entertainment announced that the “MBC Korean Wave
In Singapore 2013″ concert would not push through.

Teen Top, B1A4 and miss A at the press conference in Singapore for the concert last August (Photos from the MBC Korean Music Wave in Singapore 2013 Facebook page)

“We regret to announce that the MBC
Korean Music Wave in Singapore 2013 has been cancelled due to unforeseen
circumstances including contractual difficulties with our co-producer, MBC,”
the company said in a post on the event’s official Facebook page.

The K-pop concert was scheduled to be
held on Nov. 16 at The Meadow at Gardens By The Bay in Singapore.

Girls’ Generation’s subunit TaeTiSeo
composed of Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun were also announced as emcees of the
event.

“This is an unexpected turn of events
and we are ascertaining how this cancellation will affect our financial
position. We are currently seeking professional advice to see how we can best
refund our ticket holders and other creditors,” the company said.

“With the advice of our lawyers and
other professional advisers, we have come to the painful decision to wind up
Fatfish Entertainment Pte Ltd in order to see to the orderly distribution of
the company’s assets to our creditors including those who purchased tickets
from us directly,” it said.

It advised ticket holders to contact ticketing
agents for the refund while others were advised that refunds would be handled
by its provisional liquidators.

“We sincerely apologize once again for
disappointing the fans,” the company said.